Laundry-ta?.



W. J. BAKER.

LAUNDRY TAG.

urmorrmn 21mm mm. s, 1907.

920,412. Patented May 4, 1909.

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-fabric, with my improved tag applic UNlillEl) STATES -l rliTENI. OFFICE,

Application filed Deocmbrr 6, 1907.

To all whom 'it may l-o/lrern:

130 it knonn that l, Wnmruu J. llmu-zn, residing at Newport, in the rounty of Camp'- bcll and State ol' Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved Laundry l ag, of which the following is a specification,

My present invention relates to improve ments in that type of laundry tugs, generally disclosed in my Patents Nos. 678156 dated July 9, 1901 and 841217 dated January 15, 1907, and it has for its object to provide a simplified and eheapencd form of tag of the kind stated, that (an be easily applied for use and which \vil ell'ertively serve its intended purposes.

In the type of tags referred to, the metallic body is usually formed at one end with marl;- ing tape securing means in the nature of mugs or prongs struck uptherefrom, and at the other end witl drugs or prongs especially she led so th t whr n the tag is bent upon itse f, the said (rings will penetrate and inlerplied.

My present invention coin irehends an improved tag formed of thin endable metal ody whose opposite ends have tangs for catching and clamping the ends of the marking tape when extended lengthwise of the metal body instead of crosswise onone end of the said body as shown in my patents referred to and other tangs on the said oppm site ends for engaging the fabric to which the ta" is attached only.

31y invention, in its subordinate nature, consists in the specific construction of the tag hereinafter full described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a perspective View of a ie'cle of ig. 2, is a perspective view of the tag blank with the marking tape applied. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sertion thereof, til-ken substan tielly on the line li -3 on Fig. 2. Fig. 4, is a longitudinal section taken substantiall on the line 4-4 on Fig. 1, the folded ends '0 the tag being slightly expanded to the better illustrate the several parts. Fig. 5, is a perspective view, partly in longitudinal section, of the tag lilan with one end of the tape secured. l i'g. 6,.is a view of a slightly modified form of the tag blank.

My present form of tag consists of a. sheet' metal blank a of suitable size, which, in practice, is stamped to its desired shape and Specification of Letters Pntdnt.

Patented May 4, 1909.

.Zerlnl No. 405,342.

with the several prongs, presently ref'orrml to, at their bent out position.

The tag blank in my present case has a central aperture c to provide for readily bei'iding the isaine midway thereof, and at each end the said blank has a number, preferebly two, of V-shnped prongs bb that are struck u from the blank with [he pointed ends'in the direction of the ends of the blank, and are projected therefrom in a. plane substantially at rright angles to the blank body, they being also so positioned when bent up, relatively to the blank body, that alter the marking tape ends have been slipped thcreover, the said prongs can be readily bent hacluvardly over the tape and in tin direction of the central aperture, as clearly shown in the drawing, and for rea sons presently explained. At each end the blmik i! has an additional V-shaped prong c, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 5 or a plurality of such prongs r, as shown in Fig. 6. Prongs lock with the fabric to which the tag is up 1 c an: slur-k up with their points directed toward the central aperture c and they are loested between the end prongs b and nearer the epertin'c (1 than the said prongs b. By reason of \ositioning the prongs c-c relatively to t c prongs b-b the marking tape may be, if desired, fit over the prongs band clinnprd thereby without engaging the prongs 1 e, but 1 refer in practice, to make the prongs c-c on er than the prongs b b so the tape may be a so slipped over the prongs c, as best shown in Fig. 2, the main purpose of the rongs 0 being however, for engaging with t e fabric to which the laundry'tag is to be etteched.

So far as described, it will be readily aparent the ta )e d can be conveniently) and Firmly secure the length of the entire lank a b Y bending the point ends of the prongs b back over the fabric as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, said ends of the members b being bent in the direction of the open ing a, and be thereby firmly clamped against the said plate or blank a, it being obvious that since the tape ends are secured by the prongs b that the said tape becomes tightly stretched upon the plate a and its fastening prongs After the blank or plate or is bent with the mug sideupon itself, free space is provide for slipping the bent tag onto the fabric, and w on thus slipped onto the fabric by simply closing down of the plate or blank (1 upon the ed 0 of the fabric, the prongs c--c will not on y readily penetrate the l'uhrie l), but will hend hack in the direetion of their openings e" t, see Fig; 4 and in sueh manner that the tugs will be firmly held on the l'nhrie and also adapted for being easily d-tnohed tlnrefrom without dnnger of touring the l'ohrie Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure hy [letters lnt' ent, is:'

l. A sheet metal blank for lznindr tugs, bendable upon itself, the opposite ends of which hits irongs struek up therefrom, the free ends 0i which point outwardly toward the ends of the blank, and another prong struck up therefrom at a point near the eenter of the blank the free end of whieh points inwardly, the last named prongs being arranged to receive the ends of it tape and bendable baekwardly over the tape, the other prong being adapted for penetrating the fabric when the blank is bent u P011 itself.

2. A laundry tag consisting ol' :1 sheet metal blank bendable midway upon itself,

eneh end having :t series of V-shnped prongs stumped up Iroin the hlnnk :tnd urrnnged in two sets, on set of one of whleh has its ends pointed ontnnrdly in the direet ion of the end of the lugs and loeuted ll ttl' said end, the

other set lllt\'i!l; f its end pointed nm'ttrdly and located near the mentor of the hhmh.

1;. A lzrundn tit that eonsists of a new trully npertnred sheet metal llltlllh of substnntinlly rectangular l orni, (u-eh end thereof t having :I. set of trinnguhn'ly shaped prongs l t l I l i l l t stumped therefrom whose points projeet,

toward the end of the hlnnlc, said set heiir; located near the outer portion of the (lltl nnd nrrunged transversely thereon, and another set of trnmgnlnrly shaped prongs loented near the :tpertnred portion of the hhmk whose points project toward the central :rpcrture 1n the blank,

WlldilAM J. BAKER, Witnesses:

JOHN (J. DnMoss, Jmm Mosinns. 

